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College Principal Dr Anne Heaslett, Professor Elizabeth Wood, Dr Colette Gray (Head of Research Development) and Dr Glenda Walsh (Coordinator of the Early Years Research Cluster)
A warm welcome is extended to Professor Elizabeth Wood (Exeter) who recently accepted the appointment of Visiting Professor of Education at Stranmillis University College.
As a'critical friend', Elizabeth will have an active role in the development of the College’s research profile. She holds a number of key positions including Professor of Education in the School of Education in Exeter University, ranked 9th in the UK. She specialises in primary and early childhood education, focusing on teachers' professional knowledge and practice; curriculum, pedagogy and learning; play and pedagogy, and the role of play in children's learning. She is the convener of the BERA Special Interest Group on Early Childhood Education and Care, and works with the National Union of Teachers on policy and practice in early childhood education.
A qualified teacher with a strong international and national publication record, Elizabeth was an invited consultant to the Government select- committee on the subject of Teacher Education to the National Union of Teachers on developing a national play policy from birth to 18.
Allied with an impressive listing of international peer reviewed journal publications, Elizabeth has published the following text books:
• Bennett, N., Wood, E. & Rogers, S. (2005). Teaching Through Play: Teachers' Thinking and Classroom Practice (translation). Jakarta, Indonesia: Grasindo.
• Broadhead, P, Howard,J. & Wood, E. (2010) Play and learning in the early years : from research to practice. London. Sage.
• Wood, E. (ed.) (2008). The Routledge Reader in Early Childhood Education. Abingdon: Routledge.
• Wood, E. & Attfield, J. (2005). Play, Learning and the Early Childhood Curriculum. London: Sage Publications